My knees and ankles are in pretty serious pain. I was told it was a side effect of the drugs (probably the Naproxen). Is this normal? How long can it last? How can I help it heal?
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I went to the hospital on March 3rd for a fever of 104 and a rash that caused a lot of swelling in my left ankle along with red spots. I stayed 3 nights and was never officially diagnosed with anything. I was given Levaquin and Naproxen and finished both of my subscriptions after about 7-10 days.
Two side effects came a few days after finishing the medications. A stomach ulcer and joint pain. The stomach ulcer is being treated now with Nexium. The joint pain was in my elbows, wrists, ankles, and knees. It is no longer bothering my wrists or elbows but my knees and ankles are in incredible pain. I also have cramping in my calves. Can anyone offer any advice?
2007-03-23 08:07:48 · 6 answers · asked by memphis0013 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
My knees hurt walking up and down stairs. My right knee hurts A LOT when I am just sitting and I need to get up and walk around to ease the pain. My ankles and calves ache when I walk (they basically feel like I played basketball all day or ran a marathon the day before), it is just a sore/aching pain. I haven't done any physical activity in about 3 weeks. Will these pains just work their way out in a few days?
2007-03-23 08:10:31 · update #1
Naproxen is Aleve, Not Advil. I don't Think it is the Cause of your Problem.
2007-03-23 11:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of Naproxen causing these types of side effects. Usually Naproxen is prescribed FOR pain. Have you been tested for Lupus (Anti-DNA), had your antinuclear antibodies (ANA) checked for other autoimmune conditions??
Not sure what the drug called Levaquin is typically prescribed for.
Can you Google detailed prescribing information for each?? Enter it in quotes and separately, like: "Naproxen" "prescribing information". At least this could potentially rule out side effects and would give you info on the half-life of these drugs, and therefore, at least, *some* indication as to how long each stays in your system (i.e., providing info on whether your symptoms could indeed be explained by the effect of these pills).
With the extreme fever, was a virus panel done?? Perhaps, you have a chronic, as opposed to an acute, infection of some sort.
Gosh, sorry I can't be of more help. I would certainly not wait this out for much longer. Ask your doc what can be done now since it sounds like you've been off the medication for a while now and given the short time you were on this medication, it doesn't sound like these meds can explain the continuance of this symptomology.
2007-03-23 10:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Naproxen is most likely not the cause of your joint pain. However, joint and tendon pain can be a side affect of the levaquin (an antibiotic in the quinolone family; similar to cipro). These symptons should start to resolve soon if they were caused by the Levaquin. If you don't start feeling better in the near future, you should speak to your physician about other possible causes.
2007-03-24 11:40:10 · answer #3 · answered by lesleypharmd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as mentioned in previous answers, the naproxen is definately not the source of your problems, naproxen is often prescribed to help combat arthritic pains in the body, it is an anti inflammatory and helps to ease the pain and reduce the stress on the joints and muscles in the body, levaquin is a high strength broad spectrum antibiotic that is not to be taken with vitamins and minerals, if you took any vitamins and minerals while you were on levaquin then you take the risk of nullifying the effects of vitamins and minerals causing then to clump up and be xposed to other parts of the body, that could have caused a deposit on the bones and joints located around your knee, of course i am not a medical doctor, but i am a medical student the best thing would be to approach your doctor, until then i would take tylenol arthritis, and try some more aleve
2007-03-24 04:28:34 · answer #4 · answered by shareeflarka 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about Levaquin
Naproxen is a anti-inflamatory
The same as whats in advail I take 1000mg naproxen a day for migraines. I have taken this for over 10 years and have had no side effects like you describe
2007-03-23 08:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by danzka2001 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I wouldn't try any human medications without first consulting your vet. The dose would be different for dogs depending on their size and could be fatal. They make doggie joint and muscle pain relievers that aren't any more expensive than human medications that you can get at most places that sell animal products.
2016-03-17 01:20:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋